This Is Mt Airy's Best Auto Repair Shop: New Analysis Says

MT. AIRY, PHILADELPHIA — Finding a good mechanic can save you money and time.

A new analysis by the nonprofit Delaware Valley Consumers' Checkbook looks at more than 380 auto repair shops in the region, including one in Mt. Airy, to determine which offer the best service based on price and quality.

Fred's Mount Airy Motors, 208 E. Mount Airy Ave., was included in the analysis.

Checkbook's evaluations of hundreds of shops in the Delaware Valley area include its ratings for quality and price. Its ratings are based on more than 8,500 reviews by local consumers, consumer agency complaint records, more than 1,500 price checks by its undercover shoppers, and other sources.

Fred's has lower pricing that the average price, per the analysis. Its pricing is four percent lower than the average.

Until April 1, Checkbook is offering free access to its ratings of area repair shops to Patch readers in the Delaware Valley area via this link: https://www.checkbook.org/PatchDEL/autorepair.

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